=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Administrator Tip Oct. 1, 2003
Essential tips and tricks for Administrators. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - Register for a Microsoft Office System launch event today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19194,00.htm?microsoft - FREE Packaging eBook -- 3rd and final chapter out now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19247,00.htm?installshield =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Some expert help with RunAs - Custom shortcuts on Start button's right-click menu - Ask Serdar Yegulalp: Configuring a laptop to join new domains 2. WHAT'S NEW! - IT Survival Kit: Using policies to manage Windows desktops - Featured Topic: Turn a page on Windows - Best Web Links: Disk management - Tip Contest: New month, new prize! Submit your tip today! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Microsoft ********************** Register for a Microsoft Office System launch event today! Beginning October 21st, see how the Microsoft(R) Office System and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 can help streamline business processes and connect your scattered workforce. Attendees receive the FREE Microsoft Office System Evaluation 2003 Enterprise Edition Kit and have the chance to win other prizes. Register for the FREE event in your area today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19194,00.htm?microsoft ____________________________________________________________________ SOME EXPERT HELP WITH RUNAS | by Serdar Yegulalp Many programs cannot be run properly in any context other than the administrator account or an account with administrator privileges. Because of this, administrators often face this dilemma: Should they give their users admin privileges, in spite of the possible security hazards and headaches this may cause, or should they try to find another program that will work properly outside of the administrator context, a move which could cause lost productivity and possibly other problems? >> CLICK for the full tip: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci929880,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SHORTCUTS ON START BUTTON'S RIGHT-CLICK MENU | by Sreenivas Nambiar Find out how you can create custom shortcuts on your Start button's right-click menu. Check out an example that shows you how to add Notepad to your Start button's right-click menu. >> CLICK for the full tip: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci920942,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONFIGURING A LAPTOP TO JOIN NEW DOMAINS | Ask Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar: My Windows XP Professional laptop is moved between different branches of my office with separate domains. How can I configure the machine to join each domain without reconfiguring each time I change location? That is, when the Windows logon dialog box appears, is there a way I can just pick the right domain and enter the corresponding username and password? >> CLICK for Serdar Yegulalp's expert response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/askTheExpertsAnswer/0,294272,sid1_gci929281_tax294655,00.html Want more tips like this one? Then sign up to receive SearchWin2000.com's "Tips from our Experts" biweekly newsletter. Just one click will automatically activate your free subscription: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/OptIn/1,290894,sid1,00.html?cid=457574&em=&tid=3107&FE=1 ____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: InstallShield ******************** InstallShield presents the final chapter of "The Administrator Shortcut Guide to Software Packaging for Desktop Migrations." Authored by IT expert Chris Long, this new chapter examines the vital role of quality assurance testing and installation clean up and provides the steps necessary to ensure your package functions properly once deployed. Download your copy today! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,19247,00.htm?installshield ___________________________________________________________________ WHAT'S NEW! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USING POLICIES TO MANAGE WINDOWS DESKTOP | by Jerry Honeycutt Too many organizations aren't using the full power of Windows to manage their desktops. Rather than controlling their settings, they toss the operating system into their environment and then hope for the best. This is wishful thinking at its worst. Find out why. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/tip/0,294276,sid1_gci925875_tax288607,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TURN A PAGE ON WINDOWS| Featured Topic Whether you're prepping for AD or implementing PKI, you'll find answers in our book excerpts. We publish a new chapter every week. Pull up a chair and explore free chapters from best-selling technical books on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, security and many more. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci929253,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DISK MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links This assortment of links will teach you how to optimize the Recycle Bin, fix unintentional drive letter changes, perform disk partitioning and formatting, and how to manage disk quotas in Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/infoCenter/bestWebLinks/0,294268,sid1_tax294688,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEW MONTH, NEW PRIZE! SUBMIT YOUR TIP TODAY! | Tip Contest Get in early for your chance to win this month's sweet tip contest prize - a Creative Labs MuVo NX 128 MB MP3 player and voice recorder! 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